Ford F-150 Complaints

39,812 consumer complaints on file.

#871495September 26, 2000
TIRES
FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS HT, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 1997, F150, P235/70R16 SIZE, DOT#: W2HL. TIRES BLEED DOWN TO 24PSI IN A MATTER OF DAYS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#555187September 25, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
FIRESTONE ATX 23 DEGREE TIRES EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#732490September 25, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
BOTH AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WHILE VEHICLE WAS SITTING STILL, WITH NO IMPACT TO THE VEHICLE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#871433September 25, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
EA99032- FUEL IS PUMPING FROM THE BACK TANK INTO THE FRONT TANK. CONSUMER HAS ON 4 OCCASIONS TESTED IT AND LEFT THE FRONT TANK EMPTY, AND WITHIN A SHORT TIME THE FRONT TANK WILL BE FULL AGAIN. FUEL TANK OF VEHICLE DOES NOT OPERATE PROPERLY NO MATTER WHAT POSITION THE FUEL SWITCH IS IN. *AK THE RECALL TO REPLACE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR AND TO INSTALL CHECK VALVE WAS ISSUED BUT THE OWNER IS NOT SATISFIED WITH THE SERVICE. *YH *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#871338September 24, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:AUXILLARY TANK:SELECTOR DEVICES
91 V 146 000/FUEL TANK:AUXILLARY SELECTOR SWITCH: VEHICLE BEEN EXPERIENCING A PROBLEM WITH FUEL OVERFLOWING PAST THE FILLER CAP AND COULD LEAD TO A POSSIBLE FIRE IF EXPOSED TO A SOURCE OF IGNITION. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMEDCONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A RECALL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#732301September 23, 2000
STEERING:LINKAGES
ON BOTH OCCASIONS TIE RODS CAME APART AT THE MIDDLE WITHOUT WARNING!*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#732216September 22, 2000
TIRES
WHILE GOING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT 70MPH THE TIRE CAME APART AT THE SIDEWALL. THE TIRE PROBABLY HAS ONLY 25K APPROX MILES ON IT. THE POLICEMAN AND A TIRE DEALER BOTH LOOKED AT THE TIRE, AND BELIEVE THAT IT JUST CAME APART. THERE WAS NO INDICATION THAT THE TIRE HAD LOW TIRE PRESSURE, OR WAS PUNCTURED IN ANY WAY.( DOT NUMBER: W2??? TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#732217September 22, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
WHEN DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY GOING APPROX 55-70 IN THE FALL THERE WAS A TREAD SEPARATION OF THE ABOVE FIRESTONE TIRE, ON THE RIGHT FRONT. THE TREAD FLEW UP AND HIT THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE TRUCK, LEAVING BLACK MARKS ON THE PAINT AND KNOEKING OFF A PORTION OF THE CHROME. THE TIRE DID NOT GO FLAT BUT WE WERE RIDING ON THE STEEL BELT. WE PULLED OFF AT THE NEXT EXIT AND REPLACED THE TIRE. MY CONCERN IS THAT THIS IS NOT ONE OF THE TIRES THAT IS BEING RECALLED, MAKING ME THINK THAT THE RECALL DOES NOT COVER ALL THE TIRES THAT HAVE PROBLEMS.( DOT NUMBER: W1HLAT5077 TIRE SIZE: P235/75 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#871268September 22, 2000
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS, TIRES
FRAME HAS CRACKED AT POWER STEERING BOX, FRAME MAY SEPARATE AT ANY TIME IF MAKING A SHARP TURN OR IF THE VEHICLE IS STOPPED SUDDENLY. PROBLEM IS CAUSING EXCESSIVE WEAR OF FRONT TIRES. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#871249September 22, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 75 MPH TREAD PULLED AWAY FROM BODY OF THE TIRE ON THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE TRUCK. ORIGINAL TIRE EQUIPMENT ON A 97, FORD, F150. TIRE MILEAGE BETWEEN 15,000 - 17,000 MILES. OWNER REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES WITH ANOTHER BRAND. PLEASE LIST TIRE SIZE AND DOT # IF POSSBILE.*AK WHEN THE OTHER TIRES WERE REPLACED, THEY DESCOVERED THAT THE OTHERS WERE IN THE PROCESS OF SEPARATION. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#732099September 21, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
LINE OF CRACKS ALL THE WAY AROUND RIM OF TIRE WHERE TREAD MEETS SIDEWALL. UNSAFE TO DRIVE.( DOT NUMBER: VN08IPU126 TIRE SIZE: P235 70R16 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#732108September 21, 2000
TIRES
REPORTED PROBLEM TO FIRESTONE DEALER IN AUSTIN, MN. THEY INDICATED THE TIRE WAS NOT IN THE RECALL AND THEY WOULD DO NOTHING FOR US, EXCEPT PRICE NEW TIRES. THE TIRE BLEW UP WHILE ONE OF OUR EMPLOYEES WAS DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE. WE ARE EXTREMELY FORTUNATE THAT NO ONE WAS INJURED. WE HAD TO ASK SPECIFICALLY TO GET THE TIRE BACK FROM THE FIRESTONE DEALER. WE FEEL OTHER FIRESTONE WILDERNESS TIRES SHOULD BE CONSIDERED FOR THE RECALL. WE ARE NOT AFTER MONEY, BUT THESE TIRES ARE DANGEROUS. HOW MAN MORE LIVES HAVE TO BE LOST IN ORDER FOR FIRESTONE TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. THANK YOU.( DOT NUMBER: P235 TIRE SIZE: 70R16 1045 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#732114September 21, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
DRIVING AT 50 MPH, TIRE TREAD BEGAN TO RIP OFF THE TIRE. TIRE IS DISTROYED. NO ACCIDENT BECAUSE I DIDN'T PUT ON MY BRAKES. IF I HAD, I WOULD HAVE ROLLED OVER. TRIED TO HAVE THE TIRES REPLACED. FORD DEALER SENT ME TO A FIRESTONE STORE WHERE THEY REFUSED TO REPLACE THE TIRE.( DOT NUMBER: W208 TIRE SIZE: P235/70R16 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#732115September 21, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TREAD SEPERATION( DOT NUMBER: W208 TIRE SIZE: P235/70R16 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#732162September 21, 2000
TIRES
DRIVING ALONG HIGHWAY PULLED OFF ROAD AS TIRE BLEW. TREAD WAS SEPERATED FROM TIRE AND WE WERE VERY LUCKY TO HAVE BEEN ABLE TO CONTROL VEHICLE OUR SPEED AT THE TIME WAS 35 MILES PER HOUR WHEN THIS OCCURED. WENT TO FIRESTONE STORE IN FALMOUTH AND PAID FULL PRICE FOR A NEW TIRE. CONTACTED FIRESTONE DIRECT AND WAS REIMBURSED FOR ONLY 1/2 THE TIRE. I FEEL WE SHOULD RECEIVEW THE OTHER HALF OF THE REIMBURSEMEHNT. WE TRADED THE TRUCK IN 1999. I SURE HOPE YOU PEOPLE WILL REIMBURSE THE REMAINDER TO US. THANK YOU( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 235-35-16 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#732186September 21, 2000
TIRES:SIDEWALL
SIDEWALL BLOWOUT OF PROPERLY INFLATED TIRE. FIST-SIZED HOLE RESULTED FROM FLAP THAT PEELED OFF, STARTING IN TREAD AREA AND EXTENDING INTO SIDEWALL AREA. TIRES HAVE MORE THAN HALF TREAD DEPTH LEFT, HAVE NEVER BEN RUN AGAINST CURB OR SCUFFED, ETC.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 235/70/R16 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#732187September 21, 2000
EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:CARRIER/RACK
REMOVED NEW FULL-SIZE SPARE FOR FIRST TIME SINCE VEHICLE'S MANUFACTURE TO REPLACE BLOWOUT. DISCOVERED THAT THE METAL CHANNEL STEEL BARS USED TO HOLD THE SPARE UP UNDER THE P/U BED HAVE WORN DEEP GROOVES INTO THE TIRE SIDEWALL IN EIGHT PLACES. THESE GROOVES, MADE BY COMPRESSION AND THE VIBRATRION/FRICTION OF NORMAL VEHICLE OPERATION OVER TIME, HAVE SERIOUSLY COMPROMISED SAFETY OF THE TIRE SIDEWALL, CREATING WEAK SPOTS WHICH CAN LEAD TO A CATASTROPHIC BLOWOUT. FORD SERVICE PERSONELL TELL ME THAT "THIS IS THE WAY THAT ALL FORD TRUCKS ARE BUILT, THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF TRUCKS OUT THERE THAT WEAR THESE GROOVES IN THE SPARE TIRE SIDEWALLS." IF TRUE, THAT IS UNACCEPTABLE, BECAUSE A SIMPLE REDESIGN OF THE CARRIER COULD ELIMINATE THIS HAZARD.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 235/70/R16 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#732191September 21, 2000
PARKING BRAKE
THE EMERGENCY / PARKING BRAKE CABLE HAS BROKEN FOR THE SECOND TIME (PREVIOUS BREAK REPORTED TO NHTSA IN 1997 / 1998) BREAK WAS APROX 7" FROM PEDAL END OF CABLE (SAME PLACE AS BEFORE). REPLACEMENT PART # F65Z-2853BA $32.78. SUSPECT CABLE IS NOT THE PROBLEM BUT THE PEDAL ASSEMBLY COULD BE DESIGNED / MANUFACTURED INCORRECTLY CAUSING CABLE TO BE PINCHED / CHAFFED. I WAS JUST LUCKY THAT THE CABLE SNAPPED WHEN I WAS ON THE FLAT AND NOT IN MY INCLINED DRIVEWAY! STILL HAVE CABLE IF YOU WISH TO INSPECT IT, WILL GLADLY SEND IT TO YOUR ENGINEERS JUST GIVE ME AN ADDRESS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#871175September 21, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
PEOO O20; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 50MPH ON THE HIGHWAY ALL OF SUDDEN VEHICLE STARTED TO VIBRATE. HE PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDERS AND NOTICED THAT RIGHT REAR TIRE THE TREAD SEPARATION. TIRE FIRESTONE#, P23575R15, FR480. HE HAS CONTACTED FIRESTONE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#871181September 21, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
ORIGINAL BRAKES ON VEHICLE FAILED TO WORK AFTER BEING APPLIED. BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT WARNING. OWNER CHECKED BRAKES, AND NOTICED BRAKE PAD LINING HAD SEPARATED FROM METAL BACKING PLATE & HAD FALLEN OFF. BRAKE PADS STILL HAD 1/4IN OF PAD LEFT ON EACH BRAKE. BRAKE PISTON WENT OUT DUE TO NOTHING TO PUSH AGAINST. ABS BRAKES ARE ON THE REAR BRAKES. *AK ALL FOUR FRONT BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED. UPON REMOVING THE RIGHT SIDE CALIPER, THE BRAKE LINING FELL OFF TOO. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

← Back to Ford F-150